Game device



Feb. 7, 1939. `H, A RUBENS ET AL 2,146,194

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Za fra 22.706179@ Patented Feb. 7, 1939 PATENT OFFICE GAME DEVICE Harry A. Rubens, Joliet, and Edward R. Toerpe, Galesburg, Ill.

Application March 26, 1938, Serial No. 198,190

3 Claims.

'Ihis invention relates to a game and more particularly to a novel and improved game wherein a number of elements are detachably mounted in a rack or the like, each of said elements hav- 5 ing provided thereon an eye by means of which the said element may be hooked with a hook and line and by proper manipulation of the line after the element has been hooked, the same may be removed from the rack within which it is mounted.

It is the main object of this invention to provide a game o-f the character described, which employs the use of a hook and line, by means of which one of a series of elements may be hooked and then .removed from its rack by the proper manipulation of the line, said elements being mounted in their respective racks in such a manner as to require the exercise of considerable skill in removing the same after the element has 50 been hooked by the player.

vAnother object of this invention is to provide in a game of this character a plurality of detachably mounted elements inracks with means cooperating between said elements and the said 5 racks for locking said elements to said racks, said elements being capable of removal from the racks only by the exercise of considerable skill, and fastening means for each of said elements to. its respective rack being arranged so as `to render the removal of said elements in some cases more difficult than. others, and those elements ywhich are the most difficult to remove being assigned a'higher value than those which may be removed with greater ease, thereby pro- 5 `-ducing a game which will not only be` highly entertaining, but will also require the exercise of skill.

A further object of this invention isV to provide in a game of the character described a hollow container having aplurality of slots provided inits upper face, through which may extend a plurality of elements, the shape of each of said elements representing a fish, and each of said elements having a depending portion extending into said container for engagement with pins rods for fastening said elements in operative position in ysaid container, the engagement between the elements andthe pins or rods being such as vto permit the removal of said elements from 'said container by proper manipulation of the element, and each of said elements being provided with an eye adjacent its upper portion adapted for engagement by a hook carried by a line, rsuch as a fishing line or the like, whereby in the operation of this game the player lor players will attempt to hook one of the elements with the hook and line and after having hooked one of said elements will, with the use of the proper manipulation, attempt to remove said element from the container in which it is mounted. 5 A still further object of this invention is to provide a game of the character described, which will be simple in construction, assembly an-d operation, .which may be produced along lines convenient for low-cost manufacture, and which will 1.0r

pointed out in the appended claims, it being 20.

understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of the structure `may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. r

For the purpose of facilitating an understanding of our invention, we have illustrated in the accompanying drawing, a preferred embodiment thereof, from an inspection of which, when con,- sidered in connection with the following descrip- 30. tion., our invention, its mode of construction, assembly and operation, and many of its advantages should be readily understood and appreciated.

Referring to the drawing in which the same characters of reference are employed to indicate f corresponding or similar parts throughout the' several figures of the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a, view in perspective of a game device embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with parts thereof being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational View thereof with parts thereof being broken away to show the inner construction.

Referring to the drawing more specifically by 45 characters of reference, the numeral I0 designates generally a box-like hollow structure having a top wall l l and side walls i2. Provided in the top wall H are a plurality of rows or slots of elongated openings i3, said openings being ar- 50A ranged, as shown in the drawing, in longitudinal and transverse rows. Disposed within each of said slots or openings I3 is an element I4, said element being constructed so as to simulate the appearance of a fish or the like. To more fully 55 carry out the idea of the game, the upper wall II may have the proper ornamentation provided thereon to simul-ate a pool of water or a pond. 'I'his ornamentation is not shown in the drawing.

Each of the elements I4 is provided with a depending portion I5, which portion may be formed integral with the body of the element and is adapted for passing through the slot or opening I3 for disposition vvithintheV interior of the member I0. The elements I4 may be oonstructed of any suitable Ymaterial such, for example, as cardboard or the like, and the sameV may have the proper ornamentation provided thereon to present the appearance of sh or rwhereby the elements I4 are caused to engage with the pins or rods I5 vary for different elements, thereby varying the ease With which said elements may be caused to disengage from its associated pins or rods. In the embodiment illustrated, the means provided on the elements for engagement with said rods comprise a series of notches or cut-out portions provided in the depending portions I5, said notches or cut-out portions being designated by the reference character f I'I and are adapted for engagement with the body rods.

of the pins or rods for maintaining said elements in proper operative position in the member IIJ. By changing the shape of said cut-out portion I'I, it will be apparent that the elements may be connected with their respective rods so as to Y ymake it more difficult to remove some of said elements than others. By assigning different values to the various elements a very interesting and amusing game is produced.

The game is adapted to be operated or played by players using a hook 2I and line 20, similar to a shing line, and by the proper manipulation of said line, the said elements may be hooked by means of an eye I8 provided adjacent the upper edge of each of said elements.`

The object of the game is to attempt to hook the elements bearing the higher numerical designations with the line, and then manipulating said iine in such a manner as to bring about a disengagement between the element hooked and its associated pins or rods I6. By reason of the different means employed for bringing about the engagement of the elements with their associated rods, it will be apparent that it will be easier to remove some of said elements than others, depending upon the nature of the engagement between a particular element and its associated From the above, Vit should be apparent that we have provided a game which will be` highly amusing and entertaining, and which will .alsoV require the exercise of vconsiderable skill in the successful operation thereof. It will also be noted` that the game may be assembled along lines convenient for low-cost manufacture. It willalso be noted that the game may be highly educational, as the elements may be constructed toV simulate various forms of iish or the like, thereby being very helpful in aiding children and others to learn the names of various types of iish, etc.

It is believed that our invention, its mode of construction and assembly, and many of its advantages should be readily understood from the foregoing Without further description, and it should also be manifest that while a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described for illustrative purposes, the structural details are nevertheless capable of wide vari-ation within thepurview of our invention as defined in the appended claims.

We claimry 1. In a game of the character described, the

combination of a hollow box-like structure having a top wall provided with a plurality of rows of elongated slots, each slot in any row being separated from and out of communication with adjacent slots 1in said row, an Yelement disposed within each of said slots and having a depending portion extending within said hollow member, means mounted within said hollow member for engagement with said depending portions for detachably maintaining said elements in operative position, and means provided on said elements adapted for engagement by a hook and line, whereby the manipulation of said line may bringY about a disengagement of said Velements from their engaging means within said container.

2.`In a'game of the character.V described, the

combination of a hollow box-like container having a top wall provided with rows of slots, each slot in any row being separate from and out of communication with adjacent slots Vin said row,

an element disposed Within each 'offlsaid slots and having its body portion arranged about the top wall of the container and a depending portion extendingwithin the container, means provided wthinsaid container for cooperating with said depending portion for bringing about a detachable engagement between saidV element and said Alast-mentioned means for maintaining said elements in operative position, means carried byV each of said elements adapted for engagement by Y a hook having a line attached thereto, whereby the proper manipulation of said line may effect a disengagement of the element from its engaging means within the container. k

3. In a game of the/character described, 4the combination of a hollow lbox-like container hav-V ing a top Wall andA side walls, a plurality of elongated slots provided in said top wall and arranged in horizontal rows, a plurality of pairs ofA rods disposed within said hollow member, there Y being one of said pairs of rods for each of 'said horizontal rows of slots, an element disposed within each of said slots and having its` upper portiony extending above Vsaid topL wallr and itsf Vbottom portion provided with means for detachable engagement with the aforementionedY rods,

means provided on each of said elements adapted i for engagement by a hook attached to a line, said engagement between said elements and their associated rods being such as to permit the release thereof upon thevproper manipulation of the line konce an element has been hooked.

f HARRY A. RUBENs.

EDWARD R. "roERPnv 

